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$25M grant will expand Mizzou students' study at Oxford
A $25 million grant from the Kinder Foundation will expand University of Missouri programs focused on American democracy, including a study-abroad partnership with the University of Oxford. The five-year commitment will support research, faculty growth and graduate students at Mizzou’s Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy, according to a community announcement. It also will allow students in one graduate program to spend a full year studying at Oxford in England. The grant is part of Mizzou’s $2 billion Power the Roar fundraising campaign. It brings the Kinder Foundation’s total investment in the institute to more than $85 million and will contribute to the institute’s endowment, making it the largest endowment held at Mizzou, according to the announcement. “The incredible commitment of Rich and Nancy Kinder reinforces Mizzou’s reputation as an international leader in the study of constitutional democracy,” University of Missouri President Mun Choi said in the announcement. “Their bold vision and remarkable generosity advance our land-grant mission, create more opportunities for student success and strengthen our state and nation.” Mizzou students to spend a full year at Oxford Much of the new funding will help expand the Kinder Institute’s partnership with the Rothermere American Institute at the University of Oxford.